AMEC plc (LSE:AMEC) is a provider of engineering, service and technology solutions to the world's infrastructure, manufacturing and process industries. The company creates value for customers through innovative partnerships and alliances, a range of new technologies and total life of asset support. AMEC owns 41.6 per cent of SPIE S.A., the French-based,international electrical engineering, IT, infrastructure and construction services company. AMEC has an option to buy the balance of SPIE in 2002. AMEC also recently merged with AGRA Inc., a leading North American professional services firm, specialising in engineering, construction, environmental work and technology. Together, AMEC and SPIE employ 50,000 people in 40 countries with annualised revenue in excess of US$8 billion. AMEC is headquartered in the United Kingdom. AMEC's web site is at www.amec.com. On a worldwide basis, The Lend Lease Group (ASX: LLC) is an integrated global real estate funds management and services Group. It operates on six continents in the areas of real estate funds management including equity and debt origination and management, project management and construction and property development. Through its global real estate investment management business, Lend Lease ranks as one of the largest real estate investment managers in the world. Bovis Lend Lease is a world leading project management and construction services company with 6,800 employees in 38 countries with projects under management in excess of US$30bn. Projects range from Sydney's Olympic Village to the Toyota Yaris factory in France, the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Japan's Sapporo Dome being built for the 2002 World Cup and the new US Grand Prix Circuit in Indianapolis. www.lendlease.com www.bovislendlease.com Hochtief is one of the leading international construction companies. As a natural complement to its core businesses of building and civil, the company is continuously expanding its range of services, which include airport management, project development, software, environmental technology and facility management. Hochtief is increasingly involved not only in planning and building, but also in financing and operating complex infrastructure and other projects. The company is represented in all major international markets: in North and South America, West, Central and Eastern Europe, in Southern Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and Australia. Projects range from the New Athens International Airport - the largest-ever international airport project to include a major privately financed element, the Sony Centre on Berlin's Potsdamer Platz and the bridge over the Öresund which connects Denmark and Sweden. HOCHTIEF is also involved in what is currently one of the world's biggest infrastructure projects: the construction of the new high-speed rail link between Taipei and Kaoshiung in Taiwan. With EUR 8.42 billion in work done during fiscal year 1999, Hochtief became Germany's largest construction company. Its goal for 2000 is more than EUR ten billion. Hochtief recently acquired The Turner Corporation, Dallas, Texas. www.hochtief.com. Skanska is one of the world's leading companies within construction-related services and project development. Operations aim to meet people's needs for housing, workplaces and communications. Skanska operates throughout the entire value circle - from concept and development to construction, operation, maintenance and service. The company was founded in 1887 and has operations in over 50 countries. Its primary markets are Sweden, USA, Argentina, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Poland. Sales exceed SEK 100 billion, more than US$11 billion. Approximately 20% of net sales are attributable to assignments within the telecom and Internet infrastructure segment. The company today has 60,000 employees. www.skanska.com The Turner Corporation, through Turner Construction Company and other construction subsidiaries, is the leading general builder in the U.S. Founded in 1902, and acquired by Hochtief in 1999, the firm operates through 41 offices and has construction projects underway throughout the U.S. During 1999, The Turner Corporation completed nearly US$5bn of construction. www.turnerconstruction.com ©2000 AECventure